Obituary notices, week of September 21 through September 27, 2026

SPRINGFIELD — This week's column carries notices for 4 Springfield-resident obituaries published or reported this week, drawn from Nowak Funeral & Cremation Services, T.P. Sampson Company, Ratell Funeral Home and Curran-Jones Funeral Home, as listed by Echovita.

Kairene "Holasian" Arakelian, 93, of Springfield, died on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Nowak Funeral & Cremation Services. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/springfield/kairene-arakelian-22177021.

Vasiliki Mantzoros, 94, of Springfield, died on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of T.P. Sampson Company. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/springfield/vasiliki-mantzoros-22176094.

Kenneth LaVigne, 76, of Springfield, died on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Ratell Funeral Home. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/springfield/kenneth-lavigne-22172707.

Jean Claude Thibault, 79, of Springfield, died on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Curran-Jones Funeral Home. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/springfield/jean-claude-thibault-22167971.

Service details for each of the above were not available in the source listings; readers should consult the linked full obituary for arrangement information.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, and Tribute Archive; a review of the Springfield Patch obituaries page turned up no qualifying local obituary listings this week.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.